Posts Tagged ‘lead poisoning’
New + old pipes = lead in the water
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Partial replacement of old lead pipes can make water contamination problems worse, a new study shows. Continue…
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Getting the lead out of scavenger birds
UC DAVIS (US) — In a somewhat skewed version of the circle of life, scavenger birds are getting lead poisoning from eating the remains of animals that are killed by hunters using ammunition pellets or bullet fragments. (more…)
